What are the circumstances and steps to place a property on HOLD?

November 27, 2024

A listing may be on HOLD for a variety of reasons including limited winter access, not ready for showings, short-term owner use, repairs being made or many others.

ON HOLD status as used in GNMLS

A listing is usually placed on HOLD because the seller wishes to restrict the listing from active marketing for a time for various reasons.

To place a listing on hold, these are the steps needed:

  1. You must have a valid contract in force through the end of the HOLD period.
  2. The seller must have signed an amendment to remove the listing from MLS marketing for the period of time.
  3. Complete a waiver form and send to the MLS office indicating the reason for the HOLD and the expected date it will return to market.
  4. Place a note in the REALTOR Remarks indicating if available for showing or not.
  5. In GNMLS a listing ON HOLD may still be available to show. If available to the Listing office, it must also be available to Cooperating members, but might not be available to non-members.